Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

FOX Sports strikes multi-tournament TV deal with Concacaf

Fox Sports has agreed an exclusive multi-year U.S. English-language rights deal with Concacaf.The agreement provides the firm with exclusive U.S. rights for the 2021...

SIS and WWin agree racing content deal

Racing content and data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has secured a new partnership with Pin Projekt's sports betting brand WWin which will...

Pegasus World Cup boosts its profile with global broadcasting deals

America's Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series is set to benefit from global coverage after the race is due to be shown across Africa and...

Italian channel Rai to air ATP Finals in 2021

Italian public broadcaster Rai has secured free-to-air broadcast rights for the ATP Finals, one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, from 2021...

William Morris promotion sees SIS boost international racing focus

Strengthening its international horse racing rights portfolio, racing content and data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has confirmed that William Morris has been...

BT sees off Sky to land Fury UK television rights

BT Sport has seen off competition from Sky Sports and acquired the UK television rights for Tyson Fury’s heavyweight rematch against Deontay Wilder.The news...

BBC and BT Sports in talks for extended FA Cup coverage

The English Football Association (FA) has confirmed it has opened talks with pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport and public service broadcaster the BBC regarding the...

ESPN+ acquires US Copa del Rey rights following RFEF agreement

ESPN has announced a new multi-year agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) which has seen it acquire the exclusive US media rights to...

Operators back BGC stance on FA Cup broadcasting rights

GVC, bet365 Flutter, William Hill and Kindred have backed a Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) statement which supports offering the FA Cup broadcasting rights...

Eleven Sports extends Cage Warriors partnership

Eleven Sports is set to broadcast live coverage of Cage Warriors events in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy until 2021 following the announcement of a...